What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Argentina?

310,490 number, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?

29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Argentina: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Afghanistan

1.99 million number

in 2018

Argentina

2.30 million number

in 2017

Afghanistan rank

29th

Argentina rank

26th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Argentina

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.30 million number against 1.99 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 310,490 number.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Argentina ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Argentina	Difference	Ahead
1970s	154,347 number	554,946 number	400,600 number	Argentina
1980s	157,244 number	800,479 number	643,234 number	Argentina
2000s	762,551 number	1.90 million number	1.14 million number	Argentina
2010s	1.65 million number	2.17 million number	526,879 number	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Argentina?: Argentina, at 2.30 million number against 1.99 million number in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Argentina?: 310,490 number, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 29th and Argentina ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.